The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-30
The Irish.

DUBLIN, November 29.-The chair
man handed Lord Harrington sn
address, approving his policy, signed
by 1,300 members of the Cham
Der of Commerce. Lord Harrington
was loudly cheered. He said the
vast gathering clearly proved that
the professional and commercial
classes in Ireland oppose separation.
The importance of this meeting. in the
heart of Dublin, cannot be exaggerated.
The power IF the persistent. unblush-
ing reiterated assertion is so great and
has been SO fully exercised in inducing
Englishmen and Scotchmen 10 believe
that Ireland detests union and Durus 10
substitute another form of government
that, unless cOntradicted by ocular and
tangible proof, it is almost impossible
that in course of time these assertions
will not exert some influence on the
mind of UIionists.
Being occasionally interrupted, Lord
Harrington SAID the dissenting minority
was so small that the majority could
afford to ignore it. Admitting that a
majority of Irishmen were in favor of
home rule, he refused to admit that the
majority was necessarily as large as
appeared from the representation in
Parliament, because, under the
electoral system, it was possible that
the Unionist minority, though numeric-
ally approaching a separatist majority,
might not be represented. GladstOnians
had never shown that Ireland would
be satisfied with limited home rule.
Thew offered, on the contrary that
there was every indication he would
not be satisfied with anything except
with entire separation. The struggle
was more for possession of land than
for reform of the system of govern
ment and Gladstonians admitted that
the land difficulty must not and
could not be left to an Irish
asserted that there was no
&c 1nomic grievance in Ireland that the
English Parliament was not equally as
ready and capable to deal with as an
Irish Parliament. He warned his hear
ers against believing that any modifca-
ton of the Gladstone bills could make
them acceptable to the majority in Ire
LAID and at the same time consistent
with the benefits of and maintenance of
the British connection.
Goschen opened with a fierce on
slaught upon the misStatements with
which the Gladstone sought to in
duCe the people of England and Scot
land to entrust the government of Ire
land to bard ofrevolutionists. WHAT
ne desired to bring home as the lesson
of this meeting was the position of the
commercial class and all indus
trial classes on the question.
They are the prime movers In
commerce and ira e without whose
assistance the agriculturists can
scarcely exist. He asked if their
opinions and votes were TO count as
nothing besiSss the class which the
Home Rulersakgard eas clone entitled
to political etNct. Goschen maintained
that they WHO denounced the League
for the doctrine OF reputation of con-
tract are the truest friends of Ireland.
Until home rule broke loose from what
may be considered the doctrines of 10y
atty, there was no measure connected
with Ireland in which he did not take
Irish views. He denounced separation
as fatal to the best interests of both
countries. Goschen was honored with
a vote of thanks and the national an
them sung in chorus by the audience.